
Westminster, SC South Carolina 29693
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We happily provide great response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair service estimate and recommend the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The three main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, yet need routine maintenance to ensure that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners tend to be difficult to. install and expensive. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fire place repair service and improvements.